News tagged with processor cores
Engineers boost computer processor performance by over 20 percent
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique that allows graphics processing units (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs) on a single chip to collaborate – boosting processor performance ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 07, 2012 |
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New Nokia phone no standout, but worth a look
The first of Nokia's new generation of smartphones isn't flashy and certainly isn't an iPhone killer. But it's a nice device, and at $40 with a two-year contract, a bargain.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 03, 2012 |
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TVs getting 'smarter' but maybe not better
If last week's Consumer Electronics Show is any indication, the next major computing device to enter consumers' homes will be a "smart" television - whether viewers like it or not.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 20, 2012 |
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Touchscreen table computer SUR40 starts pre-orders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft and Samsung have announced the Microsoft Surface computer, called SUR40, as available for preorder, through the Samsung website, in 23 countries. The unique multi-touch screen is ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Nvidia says Kal-El chip will have five cores
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nvidia says its upcoming Kal-El chip (Tegra 3) will have five cores, not four. The news appeared this week when the Santa Clara company announced a white paper describing the architecture of this system-on-a-chip for mobile computing. ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Samsung NC215 solar netbook arrives in Korea
(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung has released the NC215 solar-powered netbook in Korea. The netbook carries a solar panel on the lid, which can turn two hours of sunlight into one hour of netbook run-time.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Researchers demonstrate breakthrough storage performance for big data applications
Researchers from IBM today demonstrated the future of large-scale storage systems by successfully scanning 10 billion files on a single system in just 43 minutes, shattering the previous record of one billion files in three ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 22, 2011 |
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SDSC's Trestles provides rapid turnaround and enhanced performance for diverse researchers
Trestles, a supercomputer launched earlier this year by the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California, San Diego, is proving itself as a valuable resource for researchers across a wide range of ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 14, 2011 |
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CRISP presents self-repairing chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can defective chips be reused? An EU-funded team of scientists says they can.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Chinese supercomputer will feature The Godson-3B: A mesh style processor
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chinese researchers expect to unveil the Dawning 6000 supercomputer in the third quarter of 2011. Unlike the previous versions of this supercomputer, the current version will be something very different when ...
May 02, 2011 |
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SeaMicro releases a new low-power server for web service providers
(PhysOrg.com) -- SeaMicro has announced that they have developed a low-power usage server. The machine, which has been dubbed the SM10000-64, includes 256 of Intel's latest Atom N570 dual-core processors. ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Increasing processor efficiency by 'shutting off the lights'
There was a time when a laptop could weigh 10 pounds and still sell—a time when a cell phone was larger than a pocket—and a time when an iPod only played music.
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Nvidia releases the Kal-El quad-core mobile chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nvidia has announced their brand new quad-core mobile processor at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new processor was given the interestingly superheroic name Kal-El. Just in ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Qualcomm announces a new family of mobile Snapdragon Chipsets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm just announced today its next mobile processor architecture for the Snapdragon family chipsets that will include the single-core MSM8930, the dual-core MSM8960 and the quad-core APQ8064. ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Scientists squeeze more than 1,000 cores on to computer chip
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Glasgow have created an ultra-fast 1,000-core computer processor.
Jan 04, 2011 |
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